When Crops Are Lost, Recovery Should Mean More Than Just Cleanup
Flooding across North Queensland has left many communities facing a long and costly recovery. Homes, businesses, roads, and farms have all been affected, and getting back to normal will take time.
Crushing end to the season
Another crushing season has ended, and once again, Queensland’s sugarcane growers are counting the cost of a broken milling sector.
Time to bring the cane back to Queensland classrooms
There’s something truly special and iconic about sugarcane. Grown along 2000km of Australian coastline, from Grafton in northern New South Wales to the fringes of the Daintree in the tropical far north, it’s been a cornerstone of Queensland’s…
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And we’re off!
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